Metallic rail-tie.



A. S. KAZIMER. METALLI@ RAIL TIE. APPLICATION FILBDOGT. 12, 1907.

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uNrrED sTArEs EATn or ALEXANDER KAZIMER, or EISHKILL-oN-THE-HUDSON, NEW YORK.

METALLIC RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

Application filed. October l2, 1907. Serial N o. 397,144. I

rangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed. i

One object of this invention is to vedect improvements in the construction of the tie. A further-object is to provide improved means for securing the rails on the tie so' that the rails *can not be loosened by` malicious persons for the purpose of wrecking` a train. y.

In the accompanying drawings :p-Figure 1 is a plan of a portion of a railway track equipped with my improved ties and rail securing devices. Fig. 2 is a vertical Vlongitudinal sectional view of one "of my improved ties, showing the railsecuring devices in elevation. Fig. 3 is a side elevationof the tie, the rails being indicated in cross section. Fig. 4 is a detail end elevation ofthe tie, showing a portionfof a rail thereon. Fig. 5y is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 6 is a detail transverse sectional view of the same. y

My improved tiel comprises a body or base portion 2 anda cover plate l5. The body or base portion may be a casting or; a pressed steel plate, is hollow, open at the ends and top, and comprises a bottom 3 inclined upwardly converging sides y4c and flanges 5 which 'extendoutwardly over the upper edges of said inclined sides. The bottom 3 is concavo-convex, cross sectionally with the convex side innermost, s0 that a hollow is formed under the body of the tie which enables the tie tobe the more eifectually seated on the road bed. `At the ends of the body of the tie are doors' or closure plates 6 the lower sides of which are hinged kto the bottom of the tie ras at 7 Cross bars 8, which are preferably of the form shown in Fig. 5, but which may be of any suitable construction, are placed in the body of the tie between the sides andnear the ends thereof and are secured to the said sides,/as at 9.

`cated at a bear.

Each side of the tie is provided at a suitable `distance from one end with an'opening 10 and with a closure plate 11, the said closure plates being on the inner side of the body of the tie, slidable in guide-ways 12 so that they may be moved to open or close said openings l() and the said closure plates 11 are provided with outwardly extending rods 13 which pass throughguide openings in the cross bars 8 and are detachably secured at their outer ends as at 14 to the sides of the tie body at points near the ends thereof.

. The top plate 15 which covers the tie is secured by rivets or other suitable fastening devices 16 on the flanges 5. The doors or closure plates 6 at the ends of the tie, when closed are secured to the ends of the said plate 15 by means of bolts 17 or other suitable devices.` The said plate 15 is provided near its ends with openings 18.

On the under side of the plate 15 are inner plates 19 and on the upper side of said plate `15 arejbase plates 20 on which the rails, indi- Said plates 19 and 20 are respectively provided with openings 214-22. Rail securing arms 23 extend through the openings 21, 18 and 22 and are pivotally mounted in the opening 21 -of the inner plates 19 as at 24. The said rail securing `arms are formed at their upper end with 1 to the cross bars 8 by rods 26 which are piv- `otally connected as at 27 to the lower ends of the said rail securing arms, and the outer ends of which are threaded, extend through the openings in the said cross bars 8 and are providedv with adjusting and securing nuts 28. "It will be understood that by tightening the said nuts the said rods may be moved longitudinally in the required direction to cause the arms 23 to securely engage their hooks 25 with the rail base flanges and efvfectually secure the rails on the base plates 20.

It will be understood from the `foregoing description and by reference to the drawings that the lower portions of the rail securing arms and the adjusting rods which enable them` to be engaged with and detached from the rail base flanges are entirely concealed in and protected by the tie so that only the upper, hooked ends of the rail securing arms are visible and accessible and, hence, access. must beattained to the interior of the tie before the rail securing arms can be detached from the y'ails The closure plates 6 which are secured as hereinbefore stated, prevent access to the interior of the tie and plates ll also perform the same'ofl'ice so that wreckers in order to tamper with or take up a portion of a track must break open the ties before they can release the rail securing arms from the rails, and this is so laborious an operation and requires so much time as to iender the detection of such an attempt at wrecking a train practically certain.

To further hinder an attempt to remove or displace the rails, l provide the base plates 2O on which the rails rest with iipstanding flanges 29 which bear against the outer sides of the rail base flanges so the rails are snugly seated between said flanges 20 and can not be laterally moved until after they have first been raised sufficiently to clear such flanges 29. Therefore, in order to remove a rail it must first be entirely disconnected from the ties at the ends thereof and all of the rail securing arms Q3 of the various ties on which such rail rests must be released from such rail. To prevent the rails from being inclined outwardly in an effort to wreck or derail a train, l provide the inner flanges 22 of certain of the base plates with outwardly extending portions 30 to bear on the upper sides of' the inner rail base flanges, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3. The closure plates enable access to be attained by authorized persons to the ends of' the adjusting rods 25 so that the nuts may be adjusted thereon and the closure plates ll when the same have vbeen moved to the required position to uncover the opening l0 enable authorized pei'- sons to have access to the rail securing arms for the purpose of removing and renewing them in the event they become worn or broken. Hence, the ties with all of their appurtenances can be kept in proper condition without the necessity of removing the ties from the road bed or of removing the cover of the plates from the ties.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, is :M

l. l hollow railway tie having openings in its upper side, openings in its sides, and openings .in its ends,closures for said side openings, means on the inner side of the tie to secure said side closures, and closures tor said end openings, pivotally mounted rail-securing arms having their lower and, major portions disposed in said hollow tie and their upper ends extended through the openings in the upper side ot said tie and provided with means to engage the base flanges of a rail and means located within the hollow tie to adjust and secure said rail-securing arms, the openings in the sides of' the tie enabling access to be obtained to such adjusting and securing means and the closures in the ends ot' the tie enabling access to be obtained to the means for securing the closures for the side openings.

2. A railway tie having a cover portion, a base plate on such cover portion, such cover portion and such base plate having openings, rail securing arms pivotally connected to such cover portion and having hooks at their upper ends to engage the base flanges of a rail, such rail securing arms extending through the openings in the cover portion and base plate, and means to secure such arms in engaged position.

3. A hollow railway tie having openings in its upper side, pivotally mounted rail securing arnis having their lower and major portions disposed in said hollow tie and their upper ends extended through said openings and provided with means to engage tlie base flanges of a rail, and means located within the hollow tie to adjust and secure such rail securing` arms.

ln testimony whereof l atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER H. KZlMlllt. lllitnesses:

Mioimnn lilimnovsm',

M. E. Cinrriss. 

